Mississippi College School of Law is a private law school in Mississippi. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 63.41% first-time bar passage rate (state average 79.7%). 92.2% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 1.0% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $37,980 per year; a median grant of $22,000 brings median net tuition to about $15,980. The median LSAT is 152 with a 59.8% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): MegaLaw 500+. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school63.41%
State avg79.7%
first-time -16.2 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 82.52% · class of 2025 first-time 81.63% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 152
148155
uGPAmedian 3.37
3.033.73
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied806
Offered482
Enrolled 1L179
Offer rate 60% · yield 37%.
Grant distribution
No grant 35.5%Under half 28.5%Half to full 25.9%Full 10.1%
Demographics
Women 52%Men 48%
White
271
Black
61
Hispanic
22
Asian
10
Two or more
4
Other / unreported
33
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$37,980
Non-resident
$37,980
Mandatory fees
$1,662
Living estimate
$26,100
Median grant
$22,000
Grant 25 / 75
$14,000 / $32,000
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
56
Full-time faculty
22
Faculty of color
8
Total JD enrollment
401
Graduates
103
Mean attorney salary · state
$100,660
Trajectory since 2011
LSAT · 25-75 band
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
Total JD enrollment by year.
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
148 / 152 / 155
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.03 / 3.37 / 3.73
Acceptance rate
59.8%
Applications received
806
Offers extended
482
1L enrollment
179
Total JD enrollment
401
GRE-only takers
0
1L attrition (academic / other)
15 / 9
Transfers in / out
1 / 1
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$37,980
Non-resident tuition
$37,980
Mandatory fees
$1,662
Living-expense estimate
$26,100
Median grant
$22,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$14,000 / $32,000
No-grant share
35.5%
< half-tuition grants
28.5%
Half-to-full grants
25.9%
Full-tuition grants
10.1%
Above-full grants (stipend)
0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
63.41%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
82.52%
State average (same exam)
79.7%
Difference vs. state
-16.2 pts
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Mississippi College School of Law?
Mississippi College School of Law reported a 63.41% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 79.7% state average.
How much does Mississippi College School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at Mississippi College School of Law is $37,980 per year (about $113,940 over three years). The median grant is $22,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $15,980 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Mississippi College School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Mississippi College School of Law is 152 and the median GPA is 3.37; the acceptance rate is 59.8%.
What are the job outcomes at Mississippi College School of Law?
92.2% of Mississippi College School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 1.0% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 5.8% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.